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Nucleotide sequence of pilA, the gene encoding the structural component of type 1 pili in Escherichia coli.

The pilA gene of Escherichia coli J96 encoding pilin, the structural component of type 1 pili, was sequenced and found to specify a polypeptide 159 amino acids long preceded by a 23-amino-acid signal peptide. As determined from the DNA sequence, the mature peptide lacked tryptophane and methionine,...

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Main Authors: Orndorff, P E, Falkow, S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC219014/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2858471
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